Voyage of selenium from environment to life: Beneficial or toxic?

M Banerjee, D Chakravarty, P Kalwani… - Journal of Biochemical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Selenium (Se), a naturally occurring metalloid, is an essential micronutrient for life as it is
incorporated as selenocysteine in proteins. Although beneficial at low doses, Se is …

Unravelling the efficient applications of zinc and selenium for mitigation of abiotic stresses in plants

R Ganguly, A Sarkar, D Dasgupta, K Acharya… - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
Abiotic stress factors are considered a serious threat to various growth parameters of crop
plants. Stressors such as drought, salinity, and heavy metals (HMs) hamper the chlorophyll …

Effects of drip irrigation on yield, soil fertility and soil enzyme activity of different potato varieties in Northwest China

F Zhang, M Chen, J Fu, X Zhang, Y Li… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The effects of different irrigation and fertilization on potato yield, soil fertility and soil enzyme
activity of different varieties under drip irrigation fertilization mode were studied, which could …

Effects of selenium application concentration, period and method on the selenium content and grain yield of Tartary buckwheat of different varieties

P Liu, L Song, S Hao, J Qin, C Yang… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND As a potential selenium‐enriched crop, it is of great significance to study the
selenium application of Tartary buckwheat. Therefore, to study the effects of selenium …

Selenium and nano-selenium for plant nutrition and crop quality

H El-Ramady, T El-Sakhawy, AED Omara… - Selenium and Nano …, 2022 - Springer
Selenium (Se) and nano-selenium (nano-Se) have received attention from researchers all
over the world because they have direct impact on human health. This attention was …

Effects of basal selenium fertilizer application on agronomic traits, yield, quality, and Se content of dryland maize

L Wang, F Gao, L Zhang, L Zhao, Y Deng, H Guo, L Qin… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
To explore the efficiency of selenium (Se) fertilizer application in dryland maize, we tested
five Se fertilizer application treatments: 0 g ha− 1 (Se0), 75 g ha− 1 (Se1), 150 g ha− 1 (Se2) …

Rational Combination of Selenium Application Rate and Planting Density to Improve Selenium Uptake, Agronomic Traits, and Yield of Dryland Maize

F Gao, L Wang, R Zhao, Y Wang, Y Ma, R Yang… - Plants, 2024 - mdpi.com
Exogenous selenium application could effectively improve the selenium absorption of crops
affected by different climatic conditions due to changes in the planting environment and …

Selenium Fertilizer Improves Microbial Community Structure and Diversity of Rhizospheric Soil and Selenium Accumulation in Tomato Plants

Y Kang, J Ming, W Fu, L Long, X Wen… - … in Soil Science and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Selenium (Se) is an essential microelement in living organisms, and has a beneficial effect
on plant growth and stress tolerance at low concentrations. Se biofortification is commonly …

Selenium (Se), Mercury (Hg) and Physicochemical Properties Co-Mediate the Bacterial Communities in a Typical Collapsed Lake Receiving Se-and Hg-containing …

R Yang, L Luo, M Zhu, S Zan, F Guo, Y He, X Shi… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2022 - Springer
Coal mine and coal-fired power plant are the main sources of selenium (Se) and mercury
(Hg) for the collapsed lakes derived from mining subsidence. However, whether and how Se …

Selenium Nanomaterials: Contribution Toward Crop Development

PB Nikam, SV Patil, ZA Baba, FK Ahmed - Nanofertilizers for Sustainable …, 2023 - Springer
The current climatic conditions, environmental practices, and immoderate use of chemical-
based fertilizers and pesticides have undesirable effects on agriculture and farming. Some …